The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-01-05

20 long, il seemed. a. he Fenlalnded with
in reach Of Daisy's mournful ewes he ha
nothing but a cheerful acquiescenee Q
his captors, until the rOuyh oil-men, VIII
knew him and had heard 80 much of hi
cunning and temerity, now laughed il
his face and iaunted him with his eravel
submission. But left alone he turne,
saysgely upon them with torrent 0
o4ths and shaned and silenced them
I Indeed, as the day declined and My th,
smoky gas lighted the weii-house, he be
gan to regret the weakness that had lee
him 10 thrust his neck into such moose
When at length the owner of the well
appeared before him the scout turned Il
curse aloud. but there Was kindlier look
in the mans eyes that stayed his tongue
4 word Ia one of the men. and the ropes
were loOsened from around the ankles OF
the prisoner
Come with me, be said. adding. when
they were in the open air, did not
know until Daisy just told me that you
had decided to give up watching us and
were going away when / came upon you.
don't understand why you should have
done this, and Daisy can't make it clear
either; but | viii give YOU motive the
benefit Of the doubt-that Is. will give
you lodging in the kitchen instead OF
the welI-house. and such food a. We have
until /, il time to let yon 90"
The scout had No objections 70 make
against this arrangement; he knew on
the contrary, that ii would be Ear more
convenient for him TO be captured and
held By the mystery" people, than to
have returned without information to
his employers 80 ne pIacidly stretched
hims-lf out ON the floor Of the kitchen.
VIII You let ule see pa y Tomorrow?
he asked.
The man frowned,
You see - much Of her. Won know. -
said the scout, pleasantly and don't,
AMI I guess after this will never see her
again.
Yes, but have a right to'see her,
retorted the other, wenderingly. We
shah see" and he left the room
And that night the wildcatters along
the creek knew something happened to
we'll No. D There was an explosion Of
natural gas at the mystery The frail
structures within the fence-derrick. en-
gine, well and dwelling house-were all
razed to the ground.
Little Daisy, creeping softly from her
bed and stepping uoisiessly down the
bare stairs. had entered the kitchen and
stood silently, As she had done under the
great oak, looking at her big, slumbrous
friend Suddenly as he had awakened
upon Ossie's grave his eyes opened and
ne saw her and laughed.
e am awful sorry, she said.
Il amt, Daisy, I'm glad"
Are you really ?"
Really"
Then / don't care" She came nearer
and told him in a confidential whisper
that in the morning she would bring
him Ossic's books 10 look at and then,
as the moonlight coming in at the brok-
en- window gave her white-robed form all
the radiance Of an angel, she finally said ;
d" must 20 now for didn't tell any
one ] was coming down to see you, not
even mamma But l am in the little
bed in the garret. right above you; and
We can play that see each other through
the floor until We fall asleep. The pur-
est water ever distilled on earth had
gathered 10 the eyes of the scout, when
she bent down and kissed him good
night
There, then. he lay. dreanily watch
ing the dismal reflection Of the gas play
ing upon the walls and ceiling and blend
ing luridly with the silver beams Of the
moon-until. - the house rocked under
a terrific eNplosio2, ne -prang dizzily to
his feet, his blood freezing in his veins.
Instantly the room filed with moke,and
choked and gaSping he sroyeled on the
floor There were sounds of stumbling
foot-s cps upon the stairs-the hysterical
shrieks ofa woInan-and then the loud
cries of the men outside maddened him,
with a sudden fear and nerved his heart
and limbs.
Daisy Daisy called the father
finging wide open the door Of he kitch-
en-.
\ current Of air swept across the floor
and revived the scout. With one bound
he cleared the distance to the stairway
ooor, vainly striving to free his shackled
han l.
lam in the earret right
above you" lie remembered the words
and with clDse-set lips and aching lungs
dashed blindIy through the bIistering
smoke and flame up to the second land
ing. His bound hands touched = knob,
and the next instant he had sprung into
the room and closed the door behind
him.
naisy-little Daisy
There was glad cry at the window
and She ran back 10 meet him.
Il knew YOU would come. knew it
/ knew it
Daisy Daisy jump down, We will
catch You. screamed voices from the
ground below
The scout looked out on the black
smoke and the blazing ruins beneath,and
let his eve rest for moment on the
frantic form ofthe mother.
Come Daisy, darling" he said kiss
me. Now climb upon by back and hold
me fast aaound the neck. There, little
one. lean out now and breath the air and
listen. - Its all right he shouted
cheerfully TO the crowd below. I'll
bring her safely down; only clear the
way"
Daisy he said, promise me You'll
make them bury me under the oak be-
sides Ossie. and that you'll come and
visit us both a. before-wiH YOU ,iarl-
ing?
oh. yes III come every day
He leaned down and held his hands
over i tongue of FIRE that shot upward
from the window beneath The cords
snapped, and the scout, erecting himself
again, seized Daisy's title form IN his
strong arms and knelt in the embrasure